Come and celebrate our gorgeous English apples at an Apple Festival taking place in the quaint farming village of Stockleigh Pomeroy.
The Romans first brought the apple to the UK and thanks to them there are now over 1,200 native apples for eating, cooking, as well as for cider making and crab apples for pickling. They have enchanting names such as: Acklam Russets, Barnack Beauty, Nutmeg Pippin, Knobby Russet… and many more.
The Apple Festival will be a great day out for all the family. Activities on the day include:
One of the biologists whose work on cell systems won him the Nobel prize for Medicine thought he was the victim of a practical joke when first hearing the news. German-born Professor Thomas Sὔdhof, aged 57, said: “I thought at first it was a joke. I have lots of friends who might play these kinds of tricks.” Sὔdhof along with Randy Schekman, 64, and James Rothman, 62, won a share of the 8m Swedish Kroner prize (£776,000) for their work into the internal ‘cargo delivery’ in cells. The scientists worked independently at separate institutions on how ‘vesicles’, bubbles of fat, operate in...
The number of homes sold in the South West is at the highest level since February 2008 as the housing market recovery continues to gather pace, says the September RICS Residential Market Survey.
The average amount of properties sold per chartered surveyor in the three months to September reached 19*. Although still historically low, this figure is higher than the UK as a whole and demonstrates the extent to which the market is now picking up in the region.
In tandem with increasing numbers of sales, prices continued to grow in the South West with 46 percent more respondents...
Today marks two special events for The Exeter Daily.
For not only are we celebrating our first birthday, we are also announcing a sponsorship deal with the Exeter Phoenix.
From now on the venue's main performance area will be known as The Exeter Daily auditorium and all tickets will also display our logo.
The sponsorship deal is the first of its kind for the Phoenix.
Venue director Patrick Cunningham said: "It’s a really exciting partnership. The Exeter Daily is a great platform for local news and we’re delighted that they want to work with Exeter Phoenix....
Dozens of food and drink producers from the South West will take part in a UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) trade mission this week at ANUGA, the World’s biggest food industry event, which takes place in Cologne, Germany. Companies from the South West, including Uffculme-based Willie's Cacao, Luscombe Drinks from South Devon, Proper Cornish Pasties from Bodmin and Somerdale Cheeses from Wellington will meet a range of buyers and suppliers, and visit a number of local food and drink producers. UKTI International Trade Adviser, Andrew Fraser, who is leading the South West delegation at ANUGA,...
Twenty people living in Tuckfield Close, representing over 50 per cent of the households in this cul de sac, gathered outside their homes on Sunday in the sunshine to discuss what could be done about problems caused there by excessive and inconsiderate car parking. Councillor Andy Hannan attended the meeting to note residents’ grievances and explain what Devon County Council might be able to do in response.
A major problem was caused by cars being parked on and near the corners at the junction with Rifford Road. This frequently made it unsafe for vehicles to turn out of the Close...
As part of the fantastic Exeter Phoenix autumn programme, Robin Ince came to visit.
The auditorium was packed, so it's a good thing the Phoenix staff came up trumps to offer an alternative solution when Ince's laptop died. As a fan of stand-up, I found it unusual that a laptop was a necessary part of the show, but Ince makes it so and does a marvellous job of using a slide show as a visual prop to his verbal material.
Ince starts by describing the crux of his show, talking about 'everything I love about the Universe'. He gets his first big laugh admitting that the show was...
Melanie Wilson and Fuel bring a brand new performance, Landscape II , to Exeter Phoenix this week. Three women separated by a hundred years start a conversation across time as Melanie Wilson's show brings together performance, film and sound art to create a highly contemporary and minutely observed piece of new theatre.
Tuesday night promises to be an exciting evening and we spoke to Melanie about the her work.
WHAT IS THE GENESIS OF YOUR NEW WORK, LANDSCAPE II?
If a spot of quirky fun is what you and your kids need this Hallowe'en, then get wellied-up and head for Riverford near Totnes.
Their Pumpkin Day is legendary and with good reason; it’s full of busy fun, tasty food and a good dose of fresh air…and it’s free entry!
Children’s activities include apple pressing, worm digging, pumpkin carving, face painting and vegetable games. When that all gets too much, they can settle down to paint spooky pictures in the creativity area or take a tractor ride around the farm to see where the team grow the veg for the farm’s vegboxes....
